This capstone course will be a team-focused, integrated-learning opportunity that will move the student experience from a lab environment to a real-world, Internet-live experience. The students, as part of a team, will design, install, and maintain an enterprise network. The student will also experience industry culture, standards, and practices. The capstone project incorporates skills from all the required courses but involves the actual application of those skills. Project management techniques with an emphasis on the design and management of computer information systems and controlling project risks, budgets, and quality assurance will be included. The project will require student teams to analyze potential design alternatives, interpret results, document best practices, and report their findings. There will be opportunities to explore emerging and converging information technologies and their implications. A final oral and visual presentation of this project will reflect a degree of skill competency as a communicator.

Prerequisites: CRT144, CRT148, CRT 151, CRT 181, and CRT 286, all with a grade of C or higher

This course provides a comprehensive overview of the primary strategies and technologies used to defend a network including the knowledge and skills to design and implement essential technical solutions that provide the foundation level of security for all modern networks. Students will also learn the principles and practices of effective network policy and management practices.

Prerequisites: CRT 286, CRT 181, CRT 144, and CRT 148 with a grade of C or higher

This course will introduce students to fundamental, vendor-independent cloud computing concepts. Students will use the knowledge and skills gained in previous courses to learn how to migrate, manage, troubleshoot, and automate a cloud computing infrastructure. Students will gain practical knowledge through labs performed in Yellow Circle, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Microsoft Azure. Those seeking to pass CompTIA’s Cloud+ certification exam will find the course’s content, approach, and numerous projects and study questions especially helpful.

Prerequisites: CRT 151 with a grade of “C” or higher.